Death Penalty and Sentencing Information
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While one class of thought argues that the death penalty is very necessary for governments to control the more serious law breakers, others are of the opinion that the death penalty can in no way be allowed as there are various ethical, legal, economic, and cultural issues involved.... Moreover, as Nugent points out, it costs only ‘a 25 cent bullet' to eliminate the criminal in cases like the Tucson shootout.... Thus, Fagan argues that in such cases, giving capital punishment to the criminal is unjustifiable as the culprit is not guiltier than the family and society he lives in....